Nyelv

Nyelv
Ođđajohka
Village
Nyelv

Location in Finnmark

Coordinates: 70°04′14″N 28°50′52″E / 70.07056°N 28.84778°E / 70.07056; 28.84778Coordinates: 70°04′14″N 28°50′52″E / 70.07056°N 28.84778°E / 70.07056; 28.84778
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Øst-Finnmark
Municipality Nesseby
Elevation[1] 14 m (46 ft)
Population
  Total 30
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 9840 Varangerbotn

Nyelv (Northern Sami: Ođđajohka) is a small village in Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the southern coast of the Varangerfjorden, along the European route E06 highway. The statistical area Nyelv, which also includes the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 30.[2] There are two burial mounds from the Neolithic Age located near Nyelv. The village area was named after the local river Nyelva.[3]

References

  1. "Nyelv" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  2. Statistics Norway (2006). "Statistics bank".
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Nyelv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-19.


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